And God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness.Genesis 1:4
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיַּ֧רְא אֱלֹהִ֛ים אֶת־הָא֖וֹר כִּי־ט֑וֹב וַיַּבְדֵּ֣ל אֱלֹהִ֔ים בֵּ֥ין הָא֖וֹר וּבֵ֥ין הַחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃
- וַיַּ֧רְאvai.Yar'“and he saw”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
- אֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.Him“God”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- הָא֖וֹרha.'Or“the light”Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אוֹר · “light” · Strong's H0216
- כִּי־ki-“that”Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
- ט֑וֹבTov“[it was] good”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from טוֹב · “be pleasing” · Strong's H2895
- וַיַּבְדֵּ֣לvai.yav.Del“and he separated”Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בָּדַל · “to separate” · Strong's H0914
- אֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.Him“God”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
- בֵּ֥יןbein“between”Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִן · “between” · Strong's H0996G
- הָא֖וֹרha.'Or“the light”Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אוֹר · “light” · Strong's H0216
- וּבֵ֥יןu.Vein“and between”Conjunction + Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִן · “between” · Strong's H0996G
- הַחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ha.Cho.shekh“the darkness”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חֹ֫שֶׁךְ · “darkness” · Strong's H2822
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)